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Originally Posted by tompe
As I wrote before "fair use" or similar concepts have different meaning in different countries. And "fair use" can be allowed by the laws. And in Sweden it is allowed to copy something and give it to a friend. You can copy a music CD to tape and give to a friend and it is allowed according to the laws.
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Not being Swedish, I'm not going to address or judge Swedish laws
or morals (which is only right... morally speaking).
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Originally Posted by tompe
I meant that the friend scanned his (or my) book and gave it to me. And I wondered how you morally motivate that if you scan it yourself it is OK but if you get the scan from a friend it is not OK. It seems that your motivation is not that something is illegal since your opinion seems to be that it is morally wrong to get the copy from a friend independent of if it is legal or not. Is your argument a property right argument or is it a utilitarian argument?
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Sorry, but that's not what you
said. At any rate, what "fair use" specifies (in the U.S.) is that YOU make a copy of YOUR legally-purchased material for YOURSELF, HE makes a copy of HIS legally-purchased material for HIMSELF, and never the twain shall meet. It's really that simple. Obviously, if Sweden disagrees with this morally and legally, end of discussion.
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Originally Posted by tompe
And if they have the right according to the laws is it OK then?
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Of course. If it's authorized by the copyright holder (or your government), go for it.